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My husband and I have a nine-year-old and a 12-year-old daughter; two years ago we all went on a vacation with my mother-in-law ... Dr. Lovemonkey answers your questions By DR. LOVEMONKEY | June 11, 2010

There’s nothing more envy-inducing during a Boston winter night than watching a pack of surfers hit the pristine beaches of Tahiti. But beyond the warmth and beauty of the island, this film fails to deliver a cohesive message. Big waves, little ripples By LISA SPINELLI | February 19, 2010

Nature is mysterious and mystical in "And the fair Moon rejoices" (at the BCA's Mills Gallery through August 16), as foreign as the wilds of New England probably seemed to its first English settlers. And maybe there are witches about. New visions at the BCA and the ICA By GREG COOK | August 07, 2009

Eventually, the folks at Maine Huts and Trails, a non-profit that operates in western Maine, hope to establish a 180-mile trail system between the Mahoosuc Range and Moosehead Lake. Love letters to Maine By DEIRDRE FULTON | March 04, 2009

If you were going to promote Rhode Island's plate of idiosyncratic attractions to potential visitors in other states, what would be the best way to do it? Critics call a variety of agencies a wasteful approach in this small state By IAN DONNIS | July 23, 2008

You don't have to go to the Rockies or the Alps or jump out of a helicopter skis-first to get a chilling thrill this winter. New England resorts embrace extreme skiing and riding By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | November 14, 2007

This summer, with price gouging at the pumps at an all-time high, motoring vacations promise to be an even more miserable travel experience than usual. Oil companies gouge us every time we get behind the wheel, so try a no-car vacation By ASHLEY RIGAZIO | June 11, 2007

Dear Dr. Lovemonkey, I was visiting with friends of mine about a week ago and they showed me some photos of their recent vacation, included shots of a lot of other couples that they had met. Dr. Lovemonkey By DR. LOVEMONKEY | November 13, 2006

Anyone who’s spent a day skidding along the ice-plagued trails of a New England ski resort knows that the snow around here can be hard to love. Some of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders got their starts on the mountains of New England By KATE COHEN | November 09, 2006

When Keaton Kustler-Klein goes back to Arlington High School next Tuesday, the twiggy 14-year-old sophomore will have plenty to say about her summer vacation. Lil’ Miss Moneybags By CAMILLE DODERO | August 30, 2006

A handful of this year’s travel books seem an odd, almost ghoulish enactment of Rene Descartes’s statement that “Traveling is almost like talking with men of other centuries.” Travel guides that go beyond the practical By DANA KLETTER | June 21, 2006

Heading north in winter is counter-instinctual. The mere thought of it elicits a warning from the dark parts of your lizard brain. It’s cold. It’s icy. There’s no food. Embrace the cold and head north this winter By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | March 01, 2006